It's an OZ cross. Only other LI I know of in this class is crystelle. Saw it in person was very nice but more roth like than this one in stance. The size of this flower is pretty impressive for LI. The pouch also has this fluorescent type glow to it. Fully saturated as well.
Yes I agree. The yellow gold and purple make this clone really pop compared to all the drab mutis. Has great substance, form and petals too. I have to say this is one of my all time fav multis.
I enjoy the flower more this way. Most Gary Romagna look like horrible small yellow roths. This flower has amazing dorsal and synsepal, thick substance and long interesting petals. If you want roth just get a roth. A Gary Romagna with heavy roth influence looks like a crappy roth.
I think it is that multis can get boring after awhile with all the drab brownish colors. Stonei is a refreshing break from that. Prob my fav orchid species.
For me an award from AOS means less than zero. It does create a record but I don't even trust the measurements taken. Can be highly personally motivated in many occasions. Seen too many issues. I want to see the flower for myself. If high end collectors and best breeders never take their plants...
I strongly disagree. High end collectors I know don't care about awards. People who pay for select paphs know what they are looking at most of the time. They usually have a good idea of the market value as well since they help set it. Ignorant judges can only hurt valuable plants and good...
Someone got it lol. Nice
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